Buhari Nominates Momoh As NERC Chairman, Seeks Senate’s Confirmation

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday nominated Prof. James Momoh for the position of Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

This is just as he forwarded his name to the Senate for confirmation.

This disclosure was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement made available to journalists today.

In the statement, the presidential spokesman said the nominee is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and Director of Energy Services and Controls at Howard University, United States of America.

The statement said: “Momoh, a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, is said to have over three decades of teaching and research experience in power system, smart grid, optimisation and power communications.”

“The 1987 recipient of the National Science Foundation-US White House Presidential Young Investigator Award is a widely published scholar and has held several professional leadership positions in the academia.”

“Prof Momoh has a Doctorate degree in electrical engineering from Howard University; Master’s degrees in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania; and electrical engineering from Carnegie University. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1975 from Howard University.

“President Buhari strongly believes that Prof Momoh has the technical knowledge, capacity and integrity to lead the Commission’s effort to bring about the much-needed change in Nigeria’s power sector.”